Indian Premier League 2023 - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans Dream11 Match Prediction, Top Picks, Playing 11, Captain, Vice Captain, Player Stats, Pitch Report & Weather Update
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans – Match 39– IPL 2023 | |
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Date | April 29th, 2023 |
Time | 3.30 PM IST, 10:00 AM GMT, 3:30 PM Local Time |
Venue | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
Kolkata have been very poor in the tournament, winning just three of their eight games. However, a brilliant win over RCB in the last game will give them some confidence. The addition of Jason Roy has given them some much-needed firepower in the batting.
Meanwhile, defending champs Gujarat Titans are placed second with five wins in seven games. The team is one of the most consistent performers in IPL. The likes of Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill, and David Miller have been brilliant with the bat while Mohammed Shami and Rashid Khan have bowled with perfection.
Eden Gardens will offer some help to the spinners but batters who are good against spinners and get used to the pace will enjoy the short boundaries.
There is a 50 per cent chance of the rain on the match day so we could be in for a shorter game.
N Jagadeesan (wk), Jason Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, David Wiese, Vaibhav Arora, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma
Changes are unlikely in both teams’ playing 11. However, the impact player can be changed based on the result of the toss.
Gujarat Titans defeated Kolkata Knight Riders in the last season and KKR made things even by winning in 3 wickets in their first meet this season.
Matches Played | KKR | GT | NR | Tie | |
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Overall | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Wicketkeeper | Wriddhiman Saha |
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Batters | Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, David Miller, Jason Roy |
All-rounders | Sunil Narine, Hardik Pandya (C) |
Bowlers | Rashid Khan (VC), Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy |
Jason Roy scored 56 off 29 in the last game against RCB. The batter has looked at his destructive best and has added much-needed power to the KKR batting.
Shubman Gill has been steady at the top for Gujarat Titans. Gill has scored 284 runs for Gujarat Titans and Hardik Pandya will hope that he finds more consistency as we reach the business end of the tournament.
Varun Chakravarthy has bowled well in the tournament. With eight wickets in 13 matches, Chakravarthy has been one of the best bowlers in the tournament. The pitch at Eden Gardens will also be supportive of spinners so Varun will be eyeing another good show.
Hardik Pandya will be key for Gujarat Titans. Pandya has been bowling brilliantly while he is also a key batter of the team. Apart from batting and bowling, his proactive leadership helps Gujarat come out on top from tough situations.
If KKR have Varun, GT have an even better spinner, Rashid Khan. The Afghan spinner has played a significant role in helping Gujarat maintain the winning run with 14 wickets in 7 games.
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